the bottom of the pecking order

my cuckoo maran is right down the bottom of the pecking order , i was watching them today an the other girls are chasing her away from any food ,i have about 6 different food stations for them to choose from an to me it seems like she doesnt get much at all. i was wandering wether its worth me putting her into the smaller shed on her own of a night time { or with another girl } so then at least she gets to eat properly an then let her out in the morning with the others only thing with the smaller shed my girls just love laying in it  so if i was to use it at night to house 2 birds would it confuse them with laying or do i just leave things as they are until my other run is built { could be a few months though } if i get permission for it . sorry to go on about my girl but it does worry me 

would she be ok on her own , i do have one that hasnt never really grown good feather an on closer inspection today i found her to still have lice eggs on the feather stems but shes had a good going over with daitom this morning  but she could go in there with her of a night then they can both come out in the morning like normal an the other girls can stull lay in there during the day .

but i can now get hold of my maran { callled essie } i grabbed her the other night as she was going into the larger house an that must of freaked her out as now when i go close she crouches down so i can get hold of her again .

i could not tell u if she is laying yet i am only around the weekend during the day an i havent noticed her going into the smaller shed , but i have had the odd few eggs that have been darker then the others so maybe she is laying . i worked out shes about 5 months old.

thing is with putting her into the smaller house for a while wont that upset things for when they go back into the big house  ?? or should they be alright considering they will all be together during the day .

thanks henny { hopwe u dont mind that nickname i got 4 on here i think ,lol }  my maran hasnt been the same since her 3 brothers went to a friend of mine .i cant wait tell tomorw night now  but it isnt it amzing that a chicken can cause u so much worry

Hi Looby- def put a friend in with her. We have a Maran too and I love her to bits so very much hope your girl is feeling happier soon. They really play on your mind don't they? We have one who is bottom of the order and I worry about her when i should be concentrating on other things  Sounds like she is laying- ours has just started squatting and I take that as a sign she'll soon be (or is it hope?!)